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For cool-season grass, like Kentucky bluegrass, fescue, bentgrass or ryegrass, you should plan to fertilize and apply weed killers as soon as temperatures reach about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. You can save time and money by utilizing a combination fertilizer-weed killer such as Ortho's Weed and Feed 25-3-7. Warm-season grass should get the same treatment in the spring when weeds are young and most susceptible to herbicides. Plan ahead for easy care of your lawn through year Every summer you see the lush, green lawns at the golf course, at the country club and at well-manicured estates. You sec them down the street and around the corner. In tact, you seem to see well- kept. bright, thick, green lawns everywhere but in your own backyard You know there's got to be a catch Everyone else must be spending a fortune on gar­ deners. lawn services and wa­ ter Your neighbors, you say. must spend half their lives in their yards and you can only spare couple of hours on Sat­ urday mornings. But i thick, green lawn docs not necessarily have to be a costh or time-consuming prop­ osition Rather, it is a matter of spending your time and money wisclv As with any other project around the home, planning ahead will not only ensure good results but will save you time and money as well. The following timetable for lawn care should give you a lawn you can be proud of w ith a minimum of effort and expense. • March-April--This is a good time to start a new cool- season lawn of Kentucky blue- grass. fescue, bentgrass or rye­ grass These varieties thrive and green quickly when tempera­ tures range between 70 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit. .Sod. tin), will get off to a fast start in the spring, although it will also do well anytime during the grow­ ing season If you live in an area with cool-season grass (if you are not sure, check with your local Co- PAGEIX • PLAINDEALER • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, lttl grass begins to go dormant. During warm weather these grasses live off stored nutrients and grow slowly, so it is not necessary to continue feeding. • July-August--Maintain warm-season grasses with a light feeding of a soluble syn­ thetic. high-nitrogen fertilizer. Avoid ovcrfertilization during hot, humid periods to prevent injury to your lawn. Owners of cool-season lawns can take July and August off as far as feeding is concerned. Just keep them properly trimmed- and, if you water, remember to water thoroughly and only when needed. Mid-August to mid-Septem­ ber is an ideal time to rcseed an old lawn or plant a new one. The summer heat is good for quick growth and the cooler weather that follows will relieve you of frequent watering. • September--This is also a good time to use a weed killer. Chemical herbicides arc de­ signed for use in warm--but not hot--weather, so fall weed con­ trol is quite effective. With the return of cooler weather, you should feed your cool-season grass again. A fall application of fertilizer gives you a sturdier lawn going into winter and a stronger start next spring. If you didn't get around to reseeding your established lawn m late August, the year's best planting season extends well into September. This is an ex­ cellent time to get a head start on a full, thick lawn for next year. • October--Where weather permits, planting, feeding and weed-killing opportunities from September carry over for at least the first half of October-- so take advantage. • November-December-- Make a list of lawn and garden tools that you will need next spring--sind send it to Santa PAT GATTONE Independent Beauty Consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics "Learn th« difference between making yourself up and making yourself beautiful" Come by for a FREE Skin Analyst* BOOTHS operative Extension Office or garden center), you should plan to fertilize and apply weed killers to established lawns as soon as temperatures reach about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Here you can save both time and money by using a combination fertilizer-weed killer that is lightweight and easy to use, such as Ortho's Weed and Feed 25-3-7. If you live in an area with warm-season grass, you should apply a combination fertilizer- weed killer in the spring when weeds are young and most sus­ ceptible to herbicides. • May--It's time for your cool-season lawn's second feeding. But this time, if it is not necessary to apply a weed killer, just use a fertilizer. This feeding will replace the nutrients that your lawn has used or that have been washed away by rain since the initial feeding. Many experts recom­ mend using a soluble synthetic fertilizer that is high in nitrogen content and easy to spread, such as Ortho's Lawn Food 24-4-8. May is also the time to begin mowing. Mow as often as nec­ essary to keep the lawn closely cropped to allow warmth and light to reach any overseeding you may have done. • J u n e -- A n y f e e d i n g should be done early in the month, before your cool-season Little extras mean so much You already have a receiver, tape deck, turntable and speak­ ers. Sounds like a complete stereo sound system, right? Wrong. To maximize your musical listening pleasure from your high fidelity stereo components, it is important to incorporate valuable audio accessories into your sound system. Zenith offers a full line of high performance stereo head­ phones for personal music lis­ tening: long life/low noise cas­ sette and 8-track' blank audio tapes to improve recording sound reproductions; and dynamic remote microphones for recording convenience. Each of these accessories adds a useful feature to your cur­ rent collection of stereo compo­ nents. Make sure you don't set­ tle for an incomplete stereo system. 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The leek is the honored symbol of Wales and was chewed by Nero to clear his throat. Onions grow tops in cool weather and form bulbs when it's warm. Bulbing is controlled by both temperature and day length and, consequently, on­ ions are divided into "short- day" and "long-day" varieties It's important to use the right variety for your area. Egyptian onions are planted in the fall throughout the coun­ try. In early spring, they may be used as green or bunching onions. Mild flavored, they are an excellent choice for pickling, according to the new, revised edition of the Ortho book "All About Vegetables." They may be frozen or used fresh; the hol­ low stalks are ideal for stuffing. Chives are a hardy perennial that can be clipped almost con­ tinuously. They grow best in rich, moist soil in full sun "Garlic chives" have a mild garlic flavor. They grow like regular chives, but taller. Garlic comes in two types--a bulb containing about 10 small cloves and "elephant garlic," which is much larger, weighing up to a pound, and has a slightly milder flavor. In all but the coldest areas. plant either type in the fall--an inch deep and 2 to 4 inches apart. in rows I to I V? feet apart. Garlic is harvested when the tops fall over Green onions are any variety of the standard onion harvested when the bulb is very small In addition, there are several perennial "bunching" types ol onions These do not produce bulbs but continue to divide at the base to form new shoots throughout the growing season Non-bunching types often are called scallions. The noble leek takes a good 80 days to grow from trans­ plants and 140 days from seed To get long, white stems, leeks should be planted in trenches 4 to 6 inches deep The soil should be hilled up against the stems after the plants are fairly well grown The shallot is a "multiplier" type of onion It divides into a clump of smaller bulbs that look like small tumip bulbs The cloves should be planted an inch deep, 2 to 4 inches apart. 12 to 18 inches between rows. Shallots are harvested when the tops die down in the summer "THE HOUSE THAT SERVICE BUILT" GEO. P. FREUND, INC. 4102 W. CRYSTAL LK., McHENRY 385-0420 "You Can Do It" CENTER FOR CLINICAL HYPNOSIS BOOTH 13 ^ SinokinQ, Weight, Relaxation, Motivation, Stress Reduction Memory, Concentration 5006 N.W. HWY. CRYSTAL LAKE, IL. 459-4664 Asparagus While it's the symbol of Wales, the leek is known as "the asparagus of the poor" in France. This versatile member of the onion family can be steamed like asparagus or braised like celery and served au gratin or with a cream sauce, suggests the new revised edition of Or tho's hook "All About Vege­ tables." Other leek dishes include hot pureed leeks garnished with parsley; leek pie. which makes a spicy main course; and a salad of chilled cooked leeks com­ bined with hard-boiled eggs, chopped p;-.rslcy. and a vinai­ grette dressing Before cooking, leeks should be washed thoroughly to re­ move sandy grit from inside the vegetable After the ends are trimmed, they should be sliced lengthwise and held under run­ ning water until clean